Wednesday, February 20, 2013

To be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.

To make all your friends feelthat there is something in themTo look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,and to expect only the best.To be just as enthusiastic about the success of othersas you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the pastand press on to the greater achievements of the future.To wear a cheerful countenance at all timesand give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourselfthat you have no time to criticize others.To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,not in loud words but great deeds.To live in faith that the whole world is on your sideso long as you are true to the best that is in you.” --Christian D. Larson

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Just when I settle back down into my somber self, wrapping my theology around me like a woolen shawl, frowning into the books written by very important people so I can be important too, the Spirit comes like a playful child and interrupts my carefully constructed dignity. Religion is serious business, I say, but She is having none of it. Faith is fun, She proclaims, a way to play if we let it be, a chance to laugh and sing, an invitation to join the team open to every child without their even having to be chosen. So I put the book down and follow Her where She will lead.